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By Mike Miliard | 11:10 am | July 20, 2010
Several nonprofit health organizations across Wisconsin will receive grants totaling $1 million from the the state's Universal Service Fund (USF) Telemedicine program, Gov. Jim Doyle has announced.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:49 am | July 20, 2010
A physician from a small general medical practice in Saugerties, N.Y., is set to testify about his use of healthcare IT before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health Tuesday.
By Molly Merrill | 10:47 am | July 20, 2010
South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., reported on Monday that back-up computer files containing personal, health and financial information for approximately 800,000 individuals may have been lost by a data management company that was hired to destroy them.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:18 am | July 20, 2010
A Health and Human Services Department advisory panel has taken the first steps to enabling people who are enrolled in federal and state health and social services programs to easily find out if they are eligible for benefits from other programs.
By GHIT Staff | 08:21 pm | July 19, 2010
Health reform law mandates that state and federal health and service programs electronically share enrollment and eligibility data.
By Molly Merrill | 11:29 am | July 19, 2010
Three healthcare organizations have been named as finalists for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Community Health Organization and HIMSS Davies Organizational Awards of Excellence, recognizing their use of electronic health records.
By Johnathan Warner | 11:24 am | July 19, 2010
Cisco, a now 25-year-old telecommunications company, has announced that its Tunis office is the first business premises in Tunisia to be equipped with Cisco TelePresence technology.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:52 am | July 19, 2010
Rural hospitals across the country will benefit from a new $400 million-per-year program, developed by the Federal Communications Commission, to provide affordable broadband in medically underserved communities.
By Molly Merrill | 10:44 am | July 19, 2010
Seventy-four percent of healthcare IT professionals reported that their existing information on meaningful use and electronic health record certification was "adequate" and that their technical implementation questions have been answered, according to a new survey.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:26 am | July 19, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to develop a national inventory of research on the treatments and medical interventions that are most effective for patients.